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Hims vs Sesame Care

Compare pricing, features, and medications to find the best GLP-1 provider for your weight loss journey

Hims vs Sesame Care: Overview

Choosing between Hims and Sesame Care for GLP-1 weight loss medication? Both are highly-rated providers, but they differ in pricing, medication options, and service features.

Hims offers both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $298/month with a rating of 8.5/10. Sesame Care also provides both semaglutide and tirzepatide at $59/month with a 8.7/10 rating.

The price difference of $239/month is significant - Sesame Care is the more budget-friendly option, while Hims positions itself as a premium service.

Our recommended brand

After reviewing all 148 providers on this platform, we've identified CoreAge Rx as offering the most transparent pricing model. At just $99/month — the same price every month, every dose — there are no surprise charges or hidden fees. Combined with exceptional service quality, personalized support, and access to both semaglutide and tirzepatide, it represents the best value without compromising on care.

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At a glance

Price Difference

$239/mo

Rating Difference

0.2

Winner

Sesame Care

Best For

Budget

Hims

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Rating

8.5/10

Monthly Price

$298

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatide

Pros

✓The entire weight-loss line is FDA-approved branded medication - Wegovy pen and pill, Zepbound vial and KwikPen, Ozempic, Ozempic pill, Mounjaro and the new Foundayo pill - with no compounded product in the lineup
✓Genuinely competitive medication pricing for branded drugs: the Wegovy pill and Foundayo pill from $149/mo and the Wegovy pen and Ozempic from $199/mo (checked July 26, 2026)
✓A microdosing plan for the Wegovy pill is offered at the same $149/mo, which is unusual for a branded product
✓Zepbound vial and KwikPen at $299/mo undercut what many telehealth platforms charge for the same branded product
✓Every product carries an 'Important safety information' link directly beside it
✓A large, established, publicly listed company with real regulatory exposure, rather than an anonymous LLC
✓Ongoing care is included from day one alongside the medication

Cons

✗The advertised prices are medication only. A Hims Weight Loss Membership is required on top - $39 for the first month, then auto-renewing at $149/month - so the realistic all-in cost starts near $298/month and reaches about $448/month for Zepbound
✗The membership 'does not include or guarantee a prescription', and medication 'is not available without a membership'. You can pay $149 a month and be declined treatment
✗The $39 introductory membership auto-renews at nearly four times that rate
✗Mounjaro and Zepbound are listed at $1,899/month, far above the manufacturers' own direct-pay programmes
✗Trustpilot sits at 3.0 out of 5 across 8,862 reviews - the weakest independent score of any major provider we have reviewed here, despite the FDA-approved lineup
✗The '32 lbs' figure beside the Wegovy pill is asterisked to trial data for the branded drug, not to outcomes among Hims members
✗Ozempic and Mounjaro are FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes, so prescribing them for weight loss is off-label and depends on your clinical picture
✗Because medication and membership are billed separately, the headline price understates what leaves your account each month

Sesame Care

View full Sesame Care review →

Rating

8.7/10Better

Monthly Price

$59Cheaper

Medications

semaglutidetirzepatideorforglipron

Pros

✓Publishes cash prices dose by dose, which no other provider on this site does. Zepbound KwikPen is $299/mo at 2.5mg, $398 at 5mg, $499 at 7.5mg and $698 at 10-15mg, so you can see exactly what titrating up will cost before you start
✓The same detail applies across the range: Wegovy pill $149/mo (1.5mg, 4mg) or $299 (9mg, 25mg); Wegovy pen $199 for the first two months for new patients then $349; Foundayo from $149 to $349 depending on dose (checked July 27, 2026)
✓Every medication offered is FDA-approved and branded - no compounded product is involved
✓Insurance is accepted, and with coverage medication can drop to as low as $25/mo
✓The care programme itself - video visits, dedicated provider, labs and messaging - starts at $59/mo
✓Efficacy milestones are properly sourced, citing a study of injectable semaglutide 2.4mg with the population spelled out (BMI 30+, or 27+ with a weight-related condition, non-diabetic) and paired with lifestyle change
✓A full refund is available if you cancel at least three hours before your first visit
✓The wider marketplace lets you compare individual providers on price, with appointments from $37

Cons

✗The $59/mo headline depends on a 12-month 'Success by Sesame' commitment, and the annual fee is explicitly non-refundable once paid - cancel in month two and you do not get the remaining ten months back
✗Medication costs are not included in the programme price, which Sesame states plainly but which means the real monthly outlay is the subscription plus the drug
✗Cash prices escalate steeply with dose. Zepbound more than doubles from $299 to $698 as you titrate to a maintenance dose, so the entry price is not the price you will end up paying
✗The Wegovy pen intro rate of $199 applies to new patients only and for two months, after which it is $349
✗Monthly subscribers are not refunded for months already paid, even if unused
✗Because pricing depends on insurance status, pharmacy and dose, there is no single figure you can plan around before signing up
✗This is a general healthcare marketplace, so the weight-loss programme sits alongside urgent care and prescription refills rather than being a dedicated speciality service

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Feature	Hims	Sesame Care
Monthly Price	$298	$59
Rating	8.5/10	8.7/10
Medications	semaglutide, tirzepatide	semaglutide, tirzepatide, orforglipron
Insurance Accepted	No	Yes
Support Hours	24/7	Not published
Live Chat	Available	No
Free Shipping	Yes	No
Shipping Speed	2-4 days	Filled at your pharmacy; not shipped by Sesame
Mobile App	Available	Available
Dedicated Coach	Not included	Included
Follow-up Frequency	Ongoing care included with the membership from day one	Ongoing video visits, labs and messaging with a dedicated provider
Money-back Guarantee	None published for the weight-loss membership; medication is billed separately from the membership fee	Full refund if you cancel at least 3 hours before your first visit; annual fees are non-refundable once paid
Cancellation Policy	Membership auto-renews monthly at $149 after the $39 first month; cancel before renewal to stop billing	Self-cancel monthly or annual subscriptions any time, but past months and annual fees are not refunded

Which should you choose?

Choose Hims if you:

→Need 24/7 customer support availability
→Value: the entire weight-loss line is fda-approved branded medication - wegovy pen and pill, zepbound vial and kwikpen, ozempic, ozempic pill, mounjaro and the new foundayo pill - with no compounded product in the lineup

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Choose Sesame Care if you:

→Want to save $239/month with a more affordable option
→Prefer a higher-rated service (8.7/10 vs 8.5/10)
→Want more medication options to choose from
→Need insurance coverage for your treatment
→Want personalized coaching support included
→Value: publishes cash prices dose by dose, which no other provider on this site does. zepbound kwikpen is $299/mo at 2.5mg, $398 at 5mg, $499 at 7.5mg and $698 at 10-15mg, so you can see exactly what titrating up will cost before you start

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Our recommendation

Sesame Care comes out ahead with a higher rating of 8.7/10. It also provides multiple medication options including both semaglutide and tirzepatide.

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